A new molecular approach based on qPCR for the quantification of fecal bacteria in contaminated marine sediments

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 446-453

  Luna, Gian Marco ^a   Dell'Anno, Antonio ^a   Pietrangeli, Biancamaria ^b   Danovaro, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fecal bacteria; Harbour; Marine sediments; QPCR

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS; BIOSTIMULATION; CLASSICAL CULTIVATION; CONTAMINATED MARINE SEDIMENTS; DREDGING OPERATIONS; E. COLI; ENTEROCOCCUS SPP; FECAL BACTERIA; HARBOUR; HARBOUR SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATION; INORGANIC NUTRIENTS; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MOLECULAR APPROACH; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; POTENTIAL RISKS; QPCR; REAL-TIME QUANTITATIVE PCR; SALMONELLA SPP; TRANSCRIPTION PRODUCTS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; POLLUTION; RNA; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BACTERIAL DNA; HYDROCARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOREMEDIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES MICROFLORA; INORGANIC NUTRIENT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SALMONELLA; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; NUCLEIC ACID DENATURATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; SALMONELLA; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84857453355     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.07.033     Document Type: Article

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